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Abel Silva (writer)
Abel Silva is a Brazilian poet, composer, and lyricist best known for his books of poetry including "Berro em Surdina" and his collaborations as a lyricist with Sueli Costa, João Donato, Dominguinhos, João Bosco, Raimundo Fagner, Fagner, Moraes Moreira and Roberto Menescal. Silva has won two ":pt:Prêmio_da_Música_Brasileira, Prêmio da Música Brasileira" awards for his songs "Voz de mulher", co-written with Sueli Costa and recorded by Edson Cordeiro, and "Sempre você", co-written with and recorded by Dominguinhos. Silva's songs have been recorded by Elis Regina, Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira, Simone, Gal Costa, Moraes Moreira, Morais Moreira, Fagner, Emílio Santiago, João Donato, Zizi Possi, Luiz Gonzaga, Nelson Gonçalves, Nélson Gonçalves and Nara Leão, among others. Silva's lyrics include the Brazilian contemporary standard "Simples Carinho" written to João Donato's melody and harmonized by Donato for the recording by Angela Ro Ro, Angela Rô Rô. ''Raios de luz' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabo Frio
Cabo Frio (, ''Cold Cape'') is a tourist destination located in the state of Rio de Janeiro state. It was founded by the Portuguese on November 13, 1615. The Brazilian coast runs east from Rio de Janeiro to Cabo Frio where it turns sharply north. North of Cabo Frio is Cabo de São Tomé. It was named after the region where it's located, a peninsula or Cape (geography) and the water temperature is colder than in nearby cities ('' frio'' is Portuguese for "cold"). This city features beaches with white fine sand, since it doesn't have mica the sand doesn't get hot and you can walk on it with bare feet without getting burnt. , Cabo Frio's estimated population is 230,378 and its area is 410 km². Cabo Frio is served by Cabo Frio International Airport Cabo Frio International Airport is the airport serving Cabo Frio, Brazil. The airport is operated by Aeropart. History The airport was built by the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro in partnership with the Brazili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emílio Santiago
Emílio Vitalino Santiago (6 December 1946 – 20 March 2013), known as Emílio Santiago, was a Brazilian singer. Biography Early years Attending college at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Law School in the 1970s, where he graduated at the insistence of parents, began to sing in college festivals this same decade and participated in a program, reaching a final program Flávio Cavalcanti, in defunct TV Tupi. He worked as a crooner at Ed Lincoln orchestra, and many performances in nightclubs and concert halls nightly. Music career In 1973 he released the first single for Polydor Records, with songs "Transa de amor" and "Saravá Nega", which caused major interests in radio and television programs. The first record was released by CID in 1975, with forgotten songs of enshrined composers as Ivan Lins, João Donato, Jorge Benjor, Nelson Cavaquinho, Guilherme de Brito, Marcos Valle and Paulo Sergio, among others. He moved the following year to the Philips/Polygram, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adão Iturrusgarai
Adão Iturrusgarai (born February 18, 1965) is a Brazilian cartoonist and comics artist. Biography Born in Cachoeira do Sul into a family of Basque origin, Iturrusgarai published his first drawing when seventeen years old, at Jornal do Povo, his hometown newspaper. At eighteen, he moved to Porto Alegre, where he studied Marketing and Advertising at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul ( PUCRS ). He also completed a course in Fine Arts, but he didn't conclude it. In 1991, Iturrusgarai edited the magazine ''Dundum'' and soon after traveled to Paris. In France, he published in the magazines ' Chacal Puant' and ' Flag'. In 1993 he returned to Brazil, living in São Paulo. In 1994, he published the magazine "Big Bang Bang", which lasted only for four numbers. He was a writer for several television comedy shows, including TV Colosso and Casseta & Planeta, at TV Globo. In 1994 he joined the collaborative comic strip ''"Los 3 Amigos"'' together with the cartoonists A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paço De São Cristóvão
Paço de São Cristóvão (; en, Palace of Saint Christopher; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão) was an imperial palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the Imperial Neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It served as residence to the Portuguese Royal Family and later to the Brazilian Imperial Family until 1889, when the country became a republic through a coup d'état deposing Emperor Pedro II. The palace briefly served as a public building by the provisional government for the constituent assembly of the first republican constitution. It housed the major part (92.5%) of the collections of the National Museum of Brazil, which, together with the building, were largely destroyed by a fire on 2 September 2018. History Background In the 16th and 17th centuries, the area where the Palace is currently located, was part of a Jesuit farm in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. With the expulsion of the Order in 1759, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontifical Catholic University Of Rio De Janeiro
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the Society of Jesus. In 2019, PUC-Rio was ranked as the fourth best university in Latin America by ''Times Higher Education'' magazine. History The University was created in 1941 by the Society of Jesus to emphasize humanistic values in the pursuit of knowledge. PUC-Rio has 12,000 undergraduate students, 2,500 graduate students, and 4,000 extension students. In 2009 it ranked first among 2,252 higher education institutions in Brazil on ENADE, a benchmark exercise run by the Brazilian Ministry of Education. PUC-Rio has highly accredited faculties in law, engineering, computer science, psychology, economics, business, and international relations. It fosters cultural diversity in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Start Right Now
"Let's Start Right Now" is a song recorded by Barbra Streisand set to the music of the Brazilian song "Raios de Luz" written by Brazilian songwriters Cristovão Bastos and Abel Silva released in 1991 by Simone. Its English lyrics were written by Roxanne Seeman and are unrelated to the original Portuguese-language song. The song was recorded with a 72-piece orchestra arranged and conducted by Jorge Calandrelli at the Sony Pictures Studio Scoring Stage in 1999, produced by Barbra Streisand during the "A Love Like Ours" album sessions. Humberto Gatica was the recording engineer. Barbra Streisand and Jay Landers are the executive producers of the track. "Let's Start Right Now" was included as a promotional bonus CD single (Columbia #CSK 43719) in a limited edition of Barbra Streisand's "A Love Like Ours" album (Columbia #CK 63981) sold exclusively at Sam Goody and all U.S. Musicland Group stores. "Let's Start Right Now" appears as a bonus track on the international CD single rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Streisand began her career by performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters in the early 1960s. Following her guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records, insisting that she retain full artistic control, and accepting lower pay in exchange, an arrangement that continued throughout her career, and released her debut ''The Barbra Streisand Album'' (1963), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, Streisand has topped the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 11 albums—a record for a woman—including ''People'' (1964), ''The Way We Were'' (1974), ''Guilty'' (1980), and ''The Broadway Album'' (1985). She also achieved five num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xou Da Xuxa
''Xou da Xuxa'' ( en, Xuxa's Show, italic=yes) was a Brazilian children's television series directed by Marlene Mattos, and hosted by Xuxa Meneghel. It premiered on TV Globo between 30 June 1986 and 31 December 1992, with 2000 editions completed. ''Xou'' replaced the ''Balão Mágico'' program. Later, it was repeated between January and February 1993, in the transition of the changes of programming of the transmitter. Then, Globo replaced the reprises of the Show by the reruns of the ''Mallandro Show'', presented by Sérgio Mallandro. At the same time, the children's program ''Mundo da Lua'' TV Cultura, was also on display. In the daily grid of TV Globo, the ''Xou of Xuxa'' was replaced by TV Colosso, while the presenter prepared its program displayed on Sundays. Occupying mornings from Monday to Saturday, the program featured auditorium pictures (mostly competitions and musical numbers) interspersed with cartoons. In spite of the systematic negative reactions of the intellectua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Corpo E Alma (TV Series)
''De Corpo e Alma'' (''Of Body and Soul'' in English) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 3 August 1992, replacing '' Pedra sobre Pedra'' and ended on 5 March 1993, with a total of 185 episodes. It's the forty sixth "novela das oito" to be aired on the timeslot. It is created by Glória Perez Glória Maria Rebelo Ferrante (; born 25 September 1948) is a Brazilian Emmy-winning screenwriter. Biography Born in Rio Branco, Acre, Gloria is the daughter of lawyer Miguel Jeronimo Ferrante, Italian descendent, and teacher Maria Augusta R ... and directed by Roberto Talma. Cast References External links * {{Rede Globo telenovelas 1992 telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas TV Globo telenovelas 1992 Brazilian television series debuts 1993 Brazilian television series endings Telenovelas by Glória Perez Portuguese-language telenovelas Television shows set in Rio de Janeiro (city) Organ transplantation in fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristovão Bastos
Cristovão da Silva Bastos Filho (born December 3, 1946) is a Brazilian songwriter, pianist and arranger. He has performed and composed for artists including Maria Bethânia, Milton Nascimento, Gal Costa, Ivan Lins, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick and Paulinho da Viola. Bastos has been nominated for a Latin Grammy and has won 6 Prêmio da Música Brasileira. Work Bastos has been active as a songwriter, arranger and pianist since the 1970s. In 1992, he released "Bons Encontros", his first album as a primary artist along with Marco Pereira. In 1996, he released his first solo album, "Avenida Brasil". Bastos was the pianist and arranger for Dionne Warwick's 1994 album "Aquarela do Brasil", a collection of Brazilian jazz and pop standards. Barbra Streisand's 1999 song "Let's Start Right Now" is set to the music of "Raios de Luz", written by Bastos and Abel Silva. In 2006, Bastos composed the soundtrack for the film “ Zuzu Angel”, directed by Sérgio Rezende. Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Ro Ro
Angela Maria Diniz Gonçalves (born December 5, 1949), best known by the stage name Angela Ro Ro, based on an onomatopoeia of her laughter, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter influenced by her idols Ella Fitzgerald, Maysa Matarazzo and Jacques Brel. Her debut album was voted by ''Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its co ...'' Brazil one of the greatest Brazilian albums of all time. She was one of the first lesbian singers in Brazil to reveal herself as a lesbian. Discography *''Angela Ro Ro'' (1979) *''Só Nos Resta Viver'' (1980) *''Escândalo!'' (1981) *''Simples Carinho'' (1982) *''A Vida é Mesmo Assim'' (1984) *''Eu Desatino'' (1984) *''Prova De Amor'' (1988) *''Ao Vivo'' (1993) *''Acertei No Milênio'' (2000) *''Compasso'' (2006) *''Ao Vivo'' (2006) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Leão
Nara Lofego Leão (; January 19, 1942 – June 7, 1989) was a Brazilian bossa nova and MPB (popular Brazilian music) singer and occasional actress. Her husband was Carlos Diegues, director and writer of '' Bye Bye Brasil''. Life Leão was born in Vitória, Espírito Santo. When she was twelve, her father gave her a guitar since he was worried about her being shy. Her teachers were popular musician and composer Patricio Teixeira and classical guitarist Solon Ayala. As a teenager in the late 1950s, she became friends with a number of singers and composers who took part in Bossa Nova's musical revolution, including Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, Ronaldo Bôscoli, João Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. In fact, it was in her apartment in her parents' home in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, that the new music was born in 1958. By 1963, after singing as an amateur for a few years, she became a professional and toured with Sérgio Mendes. In the mid-1960s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
